BelievingIsHearing/ PhotographicIcons - - - JK

To start off, I thought this assignment was really cool. As much fun as reading is, listening to music and the information was so much more refreshing then just simply reading it.

It’s crazy to think that without lyrics there was a bad song. Just the sound of the music could make it “bad.”

I also liked listening to the hot chocolate, mountain of whipped cream, and cherry on top. As he explained it, and as the sound effects went off, I just pictured the entire scene in my head. Listening instead of listening and seeing is very different. Just listening allows you to be more creative, and it allows your imagination to run wild.

I actually really enjoyed reading “Photographic Icons.” I think it’s completely true what the reading said. Photos are a fantastic way for people to really see events without being there. However, I think that when a picture is posed it ruins the “magic” of the moment. When I know something is an add it does not bother me as much, but when something is supposed to be spontaneous and is not, it’s dishonest.

I liked looking at the pictures in general, that’s always something that interested me so it was cool to see what was staged and what was not. I must say I was shocked that Marines Raising American Flag on Iwo Jima was not staged. I really enjoyed learning that Rosenthal actually did have a staged one, but his candid one was the one that made it big.

Overall I think photography is a big part of today’s society, but with the new editing systems out there it’s hard to distinguish between fact and fiction.